22 Players Hit NHL Waivers Today, Including From Western Canadian Clubs
A total of 22 players have hit the waiver wire today, including three from Calgary, two from Edmonton, and one from the Vancouver Canucks.
More players are on the waiver wire today, as 22 NHLers were placed on waivers on Thursday, making them available to the other 31 teams in the league.
This includes three players from the Calgary Flames, two from the Edmonton Oilers, and one from the Vancouver Canucks.
In terms of the Canucks, the team put forward Vitali Kravtsov on the wire. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with the team back in August, returning to where he last played during the 2022-23 season.
The Russian winger has spent the past two seasons with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), putting up a total of 92 points in 121 games.
In 64 NHL contests, Kravtsov has scored six goals and added an additional six assists for 12 points.
Here's the full list of players on waivers for Thursday:
Calgary Flames: Rory Kerins, Ivan Prosvetov, Ilya Solovyov
Columbus Blue Jackets: Daemon Hunt
Edmonton Oilers: Cam Dineen, Riley Stillman
Pittsburgh Penguins: Sebastian Aho, Danton Heinen, Philip Kemp, Joona Kopponen, Filip Larsson, Valtteri Puustinen
Seattle Kraken: Ben Meyers, Mitchell Stephens
Utah Mammoth: Ben McCartney, Scott Perunovich
Vancouver Canucks: Vitali Kravtsov
Vegas Golden Knights: Dylan Coghlan, Tanner Laczynski, Raphael Lavoie, Jaycob Megna, Cole Schwindt
Calgary Flames: Rory Kerins, Ivan Prosvetov, Ilya Solovyov
Columbus Blue Jackets: Daemon Hunt
Edmonton Oilers: Cam Dineen, Riley Stillman
Pittsburgh Penguins: Sebastian Aho, Danton Heinen, Philip Kemp, Joona Kopponen, Filip Larsson, Valtteri Puustinen
Seattle Kraken: Ben Meyers, Mitchell Stephens
Utah Mammoth: Ben McCartney, Scott Perunovich
Vancouver Canucks: Vitali Kravtsov
Vegas Golden Knights: Dylan Coghlan, Tanner Laczynski, Raphael Lavoie, Jaycob Megna, Cole Schwindt
Goaltender Pheonix Copley was Claimed by the Tampa Bay Lightning
Of the whopping 38 players placed on waivers on Wednesday, only former Los Angeles Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley was claimed, as he is now heading East to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The other 37 players cleared, and everyone except Christian Jaros is eligible to join their respective American Hockey League (AHL) affiliates.
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OCTOBRE 2 | 84 ANSWERS 22 Players Hit NHL Waivers Today, Including From Western Canadian Clubs Are you surprised by how many players have been on waivers these last few days? | ||
| Yes | 30 | 35.7 % |
| No | 54 | 64.3 % |
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